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the Top 5 Career-Killing Mistakes People STILL Make & Get
the Paycheck You Deserve
Unless you are very wealthy or extremely good at winning lotteries,
you can expect to be working for 40 years of your life or
more. And while not everyone has what it takes to become a
top executive, you do have complete control over how far you
go and how much you earn in your career. You can crack the
corporate success code! But only if you stop making career-killing
mistakes…
Here are the Top 5 Career-Killing Mistakes People Still
Make & Then Wonder Why They're Not Advancing Their Careers:
Career Killing-Mistake #1: Not knowing the real purpose
of your resume.
Of all the things critical to landing a great job, having
a great resume isn't on the list because that's not its real
purpose! And you cannot create a killer resume if you don't
know what that purpose actually is.
The purpose of your resume is not to get the job. It's to
be selected for the short-list of people that the employer
wants to interview. This decision is made in less than 10
seconds and NOT by the hiring manager. It's usually an administrative
assistant who looks at the submissions and it takes him/her
at least 3 seconds to look at your name! Not understanding
this means most resumes are thrown in the trash immediately
Career-Killing Mistake #2: Not getting the answer to the
most important question of all before you start answering
your interviewer's questions.
The hiring decision is made in the first four minutes of a
job interview. Everything that happens after this only serves
to reinforce your interviewer's decision. You HAVE to get
the answer to this question before time is up: Are they looking
to hire MORE people like those they already have on the team/in
the department or are they looking for people who are DIFFERENT
from those already on staff to inject new blood/fresh thinking
into their organization? The answer to this question will
determine how you respond to their questions. Otherwise, you'll
just be wasting their time and yours.
Career-Killing Mistake #3: Believing the key to success
is working hard and putting in long hours then making sure
your boss knows about it.
Most people believe ensuring people know how hard you are
working is the #1 key to getting ahead. No -- A thousand times
no! This is actually one of the fastest ways to hold yourself
back in your career! In fact only 3% of people working hard
ever experience success. And this career-killing mistake is
not good for your health either.
Career-Killing Mistake #4: Not doing the one thing that
renders all on-the-job competition irrelevant.
The one thing is taking ACTION. Taking action requires no
special tools or intelligence. And 98% of your co-workers
will NOT be doing it.
In any organization there are always a bazillion things that
need to be done. However, 10% of the employee population will
make professional commitments to getting thing one with enthusiasm.
And only 2% ever actually take action.
Management has to constantly CHASE and FOLLOW UP with the
other 98% if they want to make sure things are getting done.
So what this means is if you work in a department of 100 people,
only 10 people will have high potential and only 2 people
will be in direct competition for raises and promotions
So, if you're not taking action you are automatically keeping
yourself from getting ahead and won't be taking home the paycheck
you deserve.
Career-Killing Mistake #5: Not setting up an employment
file at home and not checking what the employer has in your
personnel file once a year.
No one will ever care more about your career than you do.
Create your own employment file and keep it at home.
Also, once a year, make an appointment with Human Resources
to review your personnel file. Mistakes happen. Only you can
make sure all the good things that should be in your file
are actually there. Opinions (strong ones) of your worth to
the employer are formed on the basis of what is found in that
file. Don't let the wrong ones be made about you.
The Best Way to Avoid These Career-Killing Mistakes
These career-killing mistakes and many others people still
make at work have one thing in common. They are all easily
preventable. The best way to do that is to get a good mentor.
Someone more experienced, who can guide your way and keep
you from making these mistakes in the first place!
Career Advancement Expert Linda M. Lopeke can help you turn
your college degree or new job into a corporate career worth
hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of your professional
lifetime with her SmartStart Success virtual mentoring programs.
Linda dares you to take the $1,000 cash-for-college challenge
and test your office smarts at http://www.smartstartcoach.com
